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Yankees legends remembered: Happy 70th Thurman Munson

Yankees fans, when we hear of some of the greatest catchers in MLB history, quite a few names first come to mind. The likes of Gary Carter and Johnny Bench are always names that are high up on that list.

When we think of the Yankees’ great catchers, we also think of a few names instantaneously. Yogi Berra, Bill Dickey, and Thurman Munson are three of the names that pop up when the Yankees legendary catchers are brought up in debates.

Munson is one of those catchers that many baseball fans can still remember watching without it being a distant memory.